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September 2019
Craft workshop – traditional paper masks – FULL
Please sign up for the waiting list We visit the last remaining artisan family in the Old Quarter still making traditional papier-mâché masks. Learn some interesting facts of this craft, how they are made and the different painted images. Each mask has its own story leading us into a world of Vietnamese fairy tales and literature. The papier-mâché painted masks have long been part of the ups and downs of North Vietnam's history, remaining an important element in our culture, not only during mid-autumn but…
Find out more »Cultural series – Lecture. Feng Shui (wind & water)
The amazing Dr Trần Đoàn Lâm is back for another of his inspiring talks. This time its on Feng Shui or ‘phong thuỷ’ in Vietnamese. It literally means wind and water. With his great presentation style and trusted blackboard, Lâm will explain the concept of Feng Shui (for a few hours including Q&A) - always able to make a complicated subject easy to understand. The concept and origins of feng shui How it is applied to one's life: eg age, fate, destiny... How…
Find out more »1 day excursion – Hạ Mỗ commune – FULL
This trip is full. Please sign up the for the waiting list in case anyone drops out. A visit to one of FVH's favourite villages - Hạ Mỗ in Đan Phượng district. In the past we have done a morning visit to the village as part of a 2-part excursion. This time we are spending a full day with the villagers split into 3 parts/activities Hạ Mỗ has a very ancient and important history, and today is famous for many elements…
Find out more »October 2019
Hanoi City Walk (Japanese) – Van Mieu (日本語でのツアーです）
ハノイ街歩き：文廟（Van Mieu） このツアーでは、北はNguyen Thai Hoc通り、南はQuoc Tu Giam通りに挟まれた幅70m、長さ350mの敷地にある文廟を｢儒教｣、｢孔子｣、｢科挙｣という3つのテーマに沿って、ゆっくり見学します。文廟内にある様々な門、石碑、孔子を祀った廟、ベトナム最初の大学など、それぞれ歴史的な背景を通して、紹介します。 日時：10月2日（水曜日） 9：30～2時間程度 集合場所：文廟門前（Quoc Tu Giam通り） 費用：100,000VND（入場料30,000VND含） 定員：10名 申込み：https://forms.gle/V1J4nHmXkMWxh28AA （担当：山口、大木）
Find out more »Bookclub – the poet Xuân Diệu
For October 2019 we will be reading: Love Poems by Xuân Diệu, a collection of translated poems on the theme of love composed by one of the most prolific and well-known poets of Vietnam. Throughout his career, Xuân Diệu, one of the most outstanding representative of Thơ Mới Literary movement, had been variously known as a “romantic poet”, or “the greatest poet among the new poets”, or “the king of love poems”. "With his language, Xuân Diệu has built a…
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